David Hollander, Katherine Peters, and Cory Simmons of Florida Coastal School of Law won the 2005 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition. Joining them in the final round were Mark Criniti, Abigail Peluso, and Sara Robinson of Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
Winning the Best Brief award were Kathleen Casani, Timothy O'Shea, and Colleen Tierney of Chicago's John Marshall Law School. Ms. Robinson of Loyola was honored as the tournament's Best Oralist.
Also reaching the semifinals were Ms. Casani, Mr. O'Shea, and Ms. Tierney of John Marshall, along with Patricia Swain, Kelly Craven, and Jamie Chanin of the Pepperdine University School of Law.
The Loyola team won the award for second-place brief, with the Florida Coastal team finishing third. Ms. Casani of John Marshall won the award for second-best oralist; Mr. Hollander of Florida Coastal was honored as the third-best oralist.
The CBA tournament drew its largest field ever: 22 teams. Until recently, this competition was a backyard brawl for Chicago-area law schools. It is now national in scope, with this year's field representing every region of the country.
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